Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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The Reading Room and Workshop Alport Lane Alport
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Council sourceRepair and refurbishment of the Reading Room, workshop and associated landscape, to support the change of use as a flexible lifestyle space suitable for office working (Reading Room) and refreshment kiosk (workshop).
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Workshop - Existing Elevations North East & North West P12 06-01-2021Council document | Not published | View |
| Workshop - Existing Elevations South West & South East P11 06-01-2021Council document | Not published | View |
| Workshop - Proposed Elevations North East & North West P14 06-01-2021Council document | Not published | View |
| Workshop - Proposed Elevations South West & South East P13 06-01-2021Council document | Not published | View |
| Application Form 06-01-2021Council document | Not published | View |
| Block Plan P02 06-01-2021Council document | Not published | View |
| Design and Access Statement 06-01-2021Council document | Not published | View |
| First Floor Plan - Existing P04 06-01-2021Council document | Not published | View |
| First Floor Plan - Proposed P06 06-01-2021Council document | Not published | View |
| Ground Floor Plan - Existing P03 06-01-2021Council document | Not published | View |
| Ground Floor Plan - Proposed P05 06-01-2021Council document | Not published | View |
| Heritage Statement 06-01-2021Council document | Not published | View |
| Reading Room - Existing Elevations North West P08 06-01-2021Council document | Not published | View |
| Reading Room - Existing Elevations South East & South West P07 06-01-2021Council document | Not published | View |
| Reading Room - Proposed Elevations North West P10 06-01-2021Council document | Not published | View |
| Reading Room - Proposed Elevations South East South West P09 06-01-2021Council document | Not published | View |
| Site Plan P01 06-01-2021Council document | Not published | View |
| CC1 Sustainability Statement 23-02-2021Council document | Not published | View |
| 2106 The Reading Room and Workshop Alport Bat Survey Report 23-02-2021Council document | Not published | View |
| 481 Protected Species Form Redacted 23-02-2021Council document | Not published | View |
| 23-02-2021Council document | Not published | View |
| DCC Highways Referral Request 26-02-2021Council document | Not published | View |
| Ecology response 24 Feb 2021Council document | Not published | View |
| DCC Highways response 12-03-2021Council document | Not published | View |
| Natural England consultation response 16-03-2021Council document | Not published | View |
| Lloyd A f & J M - 17-03-2021Council document | Not published | View |
| Lloyd A F & J M - 11-03-2021Council document | Not published | View |
| Mort K 22-03-2021Council document | Not published | View |
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